Horse-collar.



J. F. SGHOELLKOPF.

HORSE COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5, 1912.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

INVENTOR JZ'ScfiaellKop/E' WITNESSES:

BY EATTORNEY UNTE STATES PATET QFFTCE.

JACOB F. SCI-IOELLKOPF, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Application filed October 5, 1912.

To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB F. SCHOELL- KOPF,a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county ofDallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Horse-Collars, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to horse collars and particularly to a novel andefficient joint between the body and rim portions of the collar.

The purpose of my invention is to produce a joint between the rim andbody portions of the collar which possesses the maximum of strength andat the same time comprises the minimum parts and material.

I have illustrated embodiments of several modifications of my inventionin the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a sect-ion view showing a portion of the collar inperspective. Fig. 2 is a similar view, partly broken away, of amodification of my invention. Fig. 3 is a similar view of anothermodification. Fig. l is a similar view of still another modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, reference character Bdesignates the body portion of my improved collar and R the rim portionthereof. The body portion 15 comprises the upper and lower portions 1and 2 respectively and the rim portion R is preferably integral. Theinner spaces 3 within the rim R and body portion Bare filled withpacking (not shown) in the usual manner. The outer edges of the strips 1and 2 are brought together as indicated at 1 and a welt 5 is providedwithin the collar body upon the center of which the edges 1 meet, theupper and lower members of the body being secured to this welt by seams6 and 7 respectively. The parts 1, 2 and 5 are further secured to eachother by means of a lacing 8, the lacing material preferably being aleather thong. A somewhat larger welt 9 is also provided upon theoutside of the collar in such a manner as to cover the joint at. theseam 6 being employed to attach itto the body member 1. If it is desiredto secure this welt still more strongly in place, the lacing 8 may bepassed through the part 9 as well as through the parts 1, 2 and 5.

Referring to Fig. 1, I will now describe the form of joint between therim R and the body portion B. The body portions 1 and 2 are securedtogether, near their inner lon- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27 191 1.

Serial No. 724,162.

gitudinal edges, by the seam 10 in such a manner that the edge of thebody portion 1 is not flush with the edge of the body portion 2 butextends considerably beyond the same. Reference character 11 designatesthe projection so formed. The inner longitudinal edge of the rim portionR abuts against the longitudinal edge of the body portion 2 and isaffixed to the projecting portion 11 by the seam 12. The outerlongitudinal edge of the rim port-ion R is flush with the innerlongitudinal edge thereof and is also fixed to the pro-jection 11, onthe opposite side thereof, by the seam 12. A thong lacing 13 is passedthrough the body portions 1 and 2 just above the seam 10 and throughboth edge portions of the rim R and through the projection 11 just belowthe seam 12.

In Fig. 2 the projection 11 is formed integral with the outerlongitudinal edge portion of the rim B. The body portions 1 and 2 areaffixed to opposite sides respectively of the projection 11 and theirinner longitudinal edges are flush with each other, the seam 10 passingthrough the body portion 2, the projection 11 and the body portion 1.The seam 12 connects the longitudinal edge portions of the rim R. Thelacing 13 passes through all four edge portions and twice through theextended edge portion, as in the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a modification very similar to that shown in Fig. 2. The innerlongitudinal edge of the rim R is extended to form the projection 11 inthis instance.

Fig. & is a modification very similar to the construction shown inFig. 1. The longitudinal edge of the body portion 2 is extended to formthe projection 11.

It will thus be seen that I propose to extend one of the four contiguouslongitudinal edges of the rim and body portions of a collar within thejoint formed by these edges to form in effect an inner welt. I thusarrive at all the advantages of an inner separate welt with the addedadvantages of the increased strength afforded by the integral connectionbetween the welt portion and its contiguous portion and the increasedsimplicity and cheapness of the device due to dispensing with theseparate welt.

It will be observed that the lacing serves, in addition to its mainfunction of connecting all the abutting parts and strengthening thejoint therebetween, to form a smooth and neat joint between whicheverlongitudinal edge, according to the modification employed, abuts againstthe longitudinal edge portion which is extended to form the weltprojection.

WVhat I claim is:

1. In a horse collar, a rim cover and a body cover, one of said covershaving its edges substantially flush and the other cover having one ofits edge portions projecting and extending between the edge portions ofthe first named cover to form a welt portion, a row of stitches passingthrough the Welt extension and the edge portions of the cover receivingthe welt extension therebetween, a row of stitches passing through thecomponent parts of the other cover, and athong laced alternately throughthe welt extension and its receiving cover portions and then through thecomponent edge portions of the other cover.

2. In a horse collar, a rim cover and a body cover, one of said covershaving its edges substantially flush and the other cover having one ofits edge portions projecting and extending between the edge portions ofthe first named cover to form a welt portion, a row of stitches passingthrough the welt extension and the edge portions of the cover receivingthe welt extension therebet-ween, arow of stitches passing through thecomponent parts of the other cover, and a thong laced alternatelythrough the welt extension and its receiving cover portions and thenthrough the component edge portions of the other cover, each alternatelace of the thong passing through the component edge portions of onecover Without contacting with either of the edge portions of the othercover.

3. In a horse collar, a rim cover and a body cover, one of said covershaving one of its edge portions extending beyond the other and forming awelt strip, a row of stitches securing the contacting parts of saidcover together, the other cover receiving the projecting welt stripbetween its edge portions which terminate substantially flush and one ofwhich last named edge portions abuts the inset edge portion of the othermember, the abutting edge portions of the covers having their side facessubstantially flush, a row of stitches passing through the welt stripportion and the component members and the cover receiving said strip,and a thong laced alternately through the edge portions of the covers.

4. In a horse collar, a rim member and a body member, one of saidmembers having its edge portions in contact and secured together andhaving one of its edge portions extending beyond the other and formingan integral welt strip, and the other member having its edge portionssubstantially flush and separated and receiving the welt strip of themember between its separated edge portions, the fiush edge portions ofthe last named member being secured to the welt strip ofthe othermember, one of the separated edge portions of the last named memberbeing exposed and the other edge portion abutting the inset edge portionof the other member, and a thong laced through the members passingtherethrough on opposite sides of the joint between the abutting edgeportions of the members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB F. SCHOELLKOPF. Witnesses: I

CHAs. BALL, CHAs. E. F nnrz.

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